300 stations to have free wifi service by year end

Indian Railways will provide free wifi connectivity to 200 more stations in 2017. The railway ministry has set a target to make 300 stations wifi enabled by the end of 2017.

In 2016, the ministry's telecommunication arm Railtel in partnership with internet giant google had provided free wifi connectivity at 100 stations. "All major stations will have free wifi connectivity by the end of 2017," a rail ministry spokesperson said.

Currently, Over 10 million people can access the wifi facility available at 100 stations. Railways expects that over three million people would have free wifi access at its railway stations by the end of 2017. According to an official data, over 15,000 first time users are connecting to the network everyday.